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8.0 / 10
2019
1 season
8 episodes
Documentary

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. The public vote for their favourites, ultimately deciding who is the greatest icon of them all.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Leaders

    1.Leaders

    08-01-201960m

    During his illustrious broadcasting career, Sir Trevor McDonald has interviewed many of the top politicians of our time. In the first episode of Icons, he argues that a political l...

  • Explorers

    2.Explorers

    09-01-201960m

    The second in series charts the story of exploration in the 20th century with the public deciding who the greatest explorer was.

  • Scientists

    3.Scientists

    14-01-201960m

    Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Chris Packham assesses the lives of Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing and Tu You You.

  • Entertainers

    4.Entertainers

    15-01-201960m

    Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Kathleen Turner looks at Charlie Chaplin, Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe and David Bowie.

  • Activists

    5.Activists

    21-01-201960m

    Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Sports

    6.Sports

    22-01-201960m

    Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Exploring the legacies of sports stars Pele, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

  • Artists & Writers

    7.Artists & Writers

    29-01-201960m

    Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Lily Cole looks at Pablo Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Warhol.

  • Live Final

    8.Live Final

    05-02-201960m

    The live final of the series exploring the achievements of some of the greatest figures of the 20th century. The public vote for who they believe should be called the greatest.

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